Here for a Good Time (song)

"Here for a Good Time" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in June 2011 as the 92nd single of his career, and the first single and title track from the album of the same name. He and his son, Bubba, co-wrote it with Dean Dillon, who has also co-written several of Strait's other hits.^[2]

"Here for a Good Time"
Single by George Strait
from the album Here for a Good Time
Released	June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)
Genre	Neotraditional country^[1]
Length	3:02
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	George Strait Bubba Strait Dean Dillon
Producer(s)	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"The Breath You Take" (2010) "Here for a Good Time" (2011) "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" (2011)

Live

George uses this as the lead song for the Here for a Good Time tour.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the song four stars out of five, saying that its "uptempo shuffle fits right in with what Strait has done musically over the last five years."^[3]

Chart performance

"Here for a Good Time" debuted at number 29 on the Hot Country Songs charts, making the second-highest debut of his career.^[4] It became Strait's 84th Top 10 single on the country chart in September 2011. It peaked at number 2 for the chart week of October 29, behind Blake Shelton's "God Gave Me You."^[5]

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	46
Canada Country (Billboard)^[8]	2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[9]	66

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	11

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Weiner, Natalie (May 18, 2022). "Best George Strait Songs: 20 Country Anthems". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
2. Thompson, Gayle (June 14, 2011). "George Strait Releases 89th Single, 'Here for a Good Time'". The Boot. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
3. Dukes, Billy (June 6, 2011). "George Strait — "Here for a Good Time"". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
4. Wyland, Sarah (June 14, 2011). "George Strait Releases New Single". Great American Country. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
5. "George Strait Scores 84th Country Song Top 10". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
6. "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
7. "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
8. "George Strait Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
9. "George Strait Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
10. "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
11. "American single certifications – George Strait – Here for a Good Time". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.